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Butterflies wins another award at First Glance FF and signs with Journeyman Pictures

Butterflies has closed its festival run last month at the First Glance Film Festival where it received one last Award.
We are very grateful to all who supported us throughout the festival screenings and thank you to everyone who came to see the film, even more special thanks to all of you who came and saw more than once <3

Read some background news here and then watch the video.







More info at the Butterflies Official Website

Stephen Keep Mills on Butterflies

"I had the PRIVILEGE of seeing Butterflies this afternoon. It's great! I felt so informed and out of it at the same time. The filmmakers really tapped into the present pulse of what appeals to a whole new generation of media/consumers.
It's really beautifully done and gives an incredibly full picture of these few individuals who put a personal face on the entire portrait of this movement. I loved the editing! And the whole piece had a nice drive and dynamic which kept the story in dramatic motion. It's a whole new world to me and I was really intrigued to get a handle on it. Ms Brym is at the head of this wave and I think this film will take the first time director far."
See the trailer
See Butterflies at La Femme Film Festival in Los Angeles on Thursday, October 15th at 6PM.

Subscribe at Butterflies YouTube Channel for behind the scenes, trailers and other video !!!!!

For more info go to the film's website.

Butterflies screens at La Femme Festival in Los Angeles

La Femme Film Festival will present the Award Winning documentary
Butterflies about YouTube on Thursday, October 15th at 6PM at the Davidson/Valentini
Theatre in Hollywood.
See the feature film about YouTubers one last time, before the festival season closes at the end of the month in Philadelphia.
Subscribe here for the trailers and behind the scenes:
http://www.youtube.com/ButterfliesTheMovie
Follow FILMESTER on Twitter for updates from the festivals.
Let's get together one last time Butterflies :)
http://www.brymproductions.com

For tickets and more info go here: http://www.lafemme.org/


Butterflies documentary in NYC, Montana, LA and Philadelphia



We are done with our East Coast Premiere at NewFilmmakers in NYC and the Award Winning film about YouTube had an amazing response there.

Here are photos from the screening and I am so super excited to have such an amazing night with all the great people!

Next, we are heading to the Montana Independent Film Festival where Butterflies screens on October 25th.
We are going back to Los Angeles presenting Butterflies at La Femme Film Festival in the middle of October and then Philadelphia's First Glance on October 26th.

Hope to see you at one of the upcoming screenings. It seems the film just gets better the more times you see it :)

Please, go to the film's website for trailers and additional info about the screenings.

You can also join the Facebook page to get all invites.
Love,
Ester <3
Subscribe at YOUTUBE to see the behind the scenes etc.

Butterflies in Cali and NYC withing 1 week

This is where you can see Butterflies, the Award Winning film about YouTube in the next week:



Butterflies at festivals and crazy schedule for me



September is here and Butterflies is ready:)
Sept 5th in the Czech Republic, Sept 11th and 13th and Temecula, California,
Sept 16th in New York City and Sept 26th-27th in Montana.
Now, anyone can see that it is absolutely impossible for me to make to all these fests.
Plus, I have to be in Virginia on the 23rd.
So, now what?
However, there is some good news! The Butterflies fanpage just reached its 600th fan!!!!
That is a great number! That is more than half on the way to the magical 1000 :)
Here is the link for all who don't know:
http://www.facebook.com/ButterfliesTheMovie
Also, Butterflies got into Philadelphia First Glance and will screen there October 25th at 5PM.
I love First Glance and it is absolutely amazing we can screen there !
And, we have Butterflies posters now and I am hoping to get some T-Shirts done and also update the Butterflies YouTube channel,
because now we need a banner and some cool graphics, since it got partnered:)
Link is here if you want to check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/butterfliesthemovie
We also need a liquor sponsor for our NY screening so we can do a little reception prior to the screening. So, if you have a bunch of spare wine bottles and can get them to me by Sept 16th, it would be awesome :)
My email:
filmester@brymproductions.com

Well, that is all the updates on the first film about YouTube, Butterflies!
I am slowly starting to think about our next project, looking for talent online, of course.
Lots of love everyone.
xoxo
ester/filmester
Official website:
http://www.ButterfliesTheMovie.com
Blog:
http://butterfliesthemovie.blogspot.com/
MySpace:
http://tinyurl.com/dam8h6

PS. If you didn't get your Butterflies postcard yet and want one, here is how:

Butterflies coming up in the next 3 weeks


Hello Butterflies:
Hope everyone is enjoying the last few days of the summer.
If it wasn't for so many great Butterflies screenings coming up this fall,
I am sure you would have nothing to look forward to :)
So, let me jump right into it:
The one and only, Award Winning, film about YouTube, BUTTERFLIES will show on
1)
September 5th, 2009 at Freeze Fest in the Czech Republic.
Showtime: 3PM
Location: Milovice, Bozi Dar

2)
Following that, Butterflies is part of the amazing Temecula Valley Film Festival in California
Come see it
Friday, September 11th, 2009 at 5pm
and
Sunday, September 13th, 2009 at 12:30 PM
at
The Movie Experience at Tower Plaza
27531 Ynez Rd., Temecula,
CA, 92591


There will be an after party following the Friday screening.
You can also join us for the gala opening night September 9th, 2009 starting 5PM.

3)
Finally, the East Coast Premiere will be on
September 16th, 2009 during the New Filmmakers Series.
Butterflies will screen at 7:45 PM at Anthology Film Archives in New York (32 Second Ave) on 2nd Street & 2nd Ave.

Tickets are only $6 and go on sale at 5:30PM at the same location.

There are more dates and locations coming up and you can find all about them by subscribing here:
http://www.youtube.com/ButterfliesTheMovie

Thank you for all your support and let us know in the comments here which screening can we meet you at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSxySVH1A4U&feature=channel_page

Love,
Ester
www.ButterfliesTheMovie.com

Butterflies Screening Cities

Bellow is a video listing all the cities that we are going to screen Butterflies at this fall.
Any new dates and cities will be posted here as well as time goes on.




Butterflies will also screen at Montana Independent Film Festival at the end of September.
More info about the film can be found at:
http://www.ButterfliesTheMovie.com
or you can join the Facebook page to get invited to screenings near you:
http://www.facebook.com/ButterfliesTheMovie

Butterflies Selected into Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival


The Award Winning documentary Butterflies has been selected into
Southern California festival in Temecula,
and will play this September at the Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival.

"Butterflies is the first feature film that profiles the YouTube community and examines the power of online media.
The film had its World Premiere last month at AOF Film Festival, where it received the Alan J. Bailey Excellence Award
for Documentary Filmmaking and was nominated for Best Social Commentary Award 2009."

Temecula Valley Festival runs September 9th till September 13th, 2009.
There will be an opening ceremony the first night and Butterflies will screen twice during the following 3 days.
The exact dates are to be determined, but you can already RSVP at:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120233627898&ref=ts#/event.php?eid=120233627898&ref=ts
The location is:
The Movie Experience at Tower Plaza
27531 Ynez Rd., Temecula,
CA, 92591
(951) 698-7800
More info about the festival:
http://www.tviff.com/

Butterflies will have its East Coast Premiere in New York City on September 16th, 2009 at 7:45PM at
NewFilmmakers NY
September 16th, 2009 @ 7:45PM
NY Anthology Film Archives
32 2nd Ave, New York City
You can RSPV here for the event:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120233627898&ref=ts#/event.php?eid=99300550732
More info about fest:
http://www.newfilmmakers.com/calendar/090916.htm

Besides other locations, we are also going to screen in Philadelphia in October, 2009 at the First Glance Film Fest.
More info to be found here
http://www.firstglancefilms.com/phillyofficialselections.php

For more dates, cities and updated info, sing up for the mailing list at:
http://www.ButterfliesTheMovie.com
or subscribe to the YouTube channel here:
http://www.youtube.com/ButterfliesTheMovie

See you there <3
e.

Butterflies Wins Its 1st Award!

First of all, let me thank all of you for your constant support and if you did make it to our World Premiere, I hope you enjoyed the film.
I would like to start by announcing that Butterflies walked out from AOF International Film Festival with The Alan J. Bailey AOF Award of Excellence for Documentary Filmmaking!!!!
We were also nominated for Best Social Commentary 2009, but this Award went to the amazing Victory of the Underdog. I honestly believe this film fully deserved it as all proceeds from this film go to animal shelters around the USA. Please, do check this film out if you get a chance.
But, back to Butterflies ☺
The Alan J. Bailey Award is given out at the end of the night and I have honestly not expected to be even considered for this honor.
When it was announced, that the award goes to me, Ester Brym for Butterflies, I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.
I had no speech prepared and I might have not thanked everyone I meant to.
I might have also not said everything that I would wanted to, but the important thing is that Butterflies has been recognized as truly great film.
Everybody who helped me and worked on the film shares this honor.
If you are interested in seeing Butterflies, we are going to screen in New York City in September and in Philadelphia in October 2009. There are other dates coming and all info is being posted on the film’s website at www.ButterfliesTheMovie.com .
Please, check in there on regular basis or sign up for the mailing list to keep informed.
You can also join the Facebook page here: www.facebook.com/ButterfliesTheMovie where all the upcoming events are listed and you will get invites to all:
Much love to all and looking forward seeing you at the next one,
Ester

Butterflies Tonight!!!!

Hello all:

Hope everyone is doing well. Just wanted to remind you that my feature documentary film Butterflies has its Official World Premiere tonight at the AOF Film Festival.
The address is confirmed for Regency Theater at 1003 E Colorado Blvd in Pasadena.
The screening will start at 8PM with Q&As from the cast and crew and after party following.
Please join us to celebrate YouTube on the big screen for the very first time!
$10 tickets can be purchased at:
https://www.aoffest.com/store/AOF-2009-c4.htm
You can find more about the film here
www.ButterfliesTheMovie.com
or watch the trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvyLWl7LOJI

If you can't make this screening, the film will show in New York City in September, in Philadelphia in October and will have its European Premiere at FreezeFest, Czech Republic in September. More dates to come.
Please, be there to show support and spread the word and joing the fanpage here:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112005473435#/ButterfliesTheMovie
Thank you !
Ester Brym <3

See the Award Nominated documentary about YouTube, Butterflies tomorrow


There is only one day left for the official premiere of Butterflies at the AOF Fest.
So far, it has been great seeing other people's films and meeting all the talented filmmakers.
But, tomorrow is our turn!
Butterflies will screen at
AOF (Action on FIlm) International Film Festival
July 27th, 2009 @ 8PM
Regency Academy Theatre
1003 East Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA
Tickets can be purchased at:
https://www.aoffest.com/store/AOF-2009-c4.htm
There will be a party after the screening so if you are there, ask me for the address :)
Look at us in this picture:
http://twitpic.com/bmk4b
Come and join us for the World Premiere of Butterflies that has been nominated for Best Social Commentary Award 2009!!!
Our
next screenings will happen on the East Coast, at NewFilmmakers Film
Festival in New York City and First Glance Festival in Philadelphia!
Thank you for all your support and I am really looking forward meeting you tomorrow.
Love,
Ester
www.ButterfliesTheMovie.com

Be part of the history on July 27th in LA, see Butterflies


Be there on July 27th, 2009 to see history in making! The online personalities are making it to the big screen and this will, without a doubt, be the end of entertainment as we know it.
You remember when television killed the radio star? Well, this is when Internet kills the TV star :)
No more fabricated characters in movies, no more perfect people that no one can compare to.
These are regular folks, that have it all, and you can see how they did it.
See the YouTube stars taking over the entertainment industry, come and watch the World Premiere of 1st feature documentary film about YouTubers, the award nominated BUTTERFLIES:
Where:
AOF (Action on FIlm) International Film Festival
July 27th, 2009 @ 8PM
Regency Academy Theatre
673 East Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA

Tickets can be purchased at:
https://www.aoffest.com/store/AOF-2009-c4.htm
I am looking forward to meeting everyone each one of you, because this is also a big break in the independent film-making. Films no longer need a crew of hundreds to be presented to crowds and get some attention :)
Let's get together! Maybe we can collaborate on the next one!
RSVP here:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112005473435&ref=nf

For more info:
www.ButterfliesTheMovie.com

Much love,
Ester

Butterflies is nominated by AOF for Best Social Commentary Award 2009

Press Release

For Immediate Release

Lives of YouTube “Weblebrities” Chronicled in Upcoming Documentary
The increasingly popular world of new media has introduced online viewers across the world to a diverse group of individuals in cyberspace. YouTube.com has emerged as one of the leaders to catapult an Average Joe into an instant “Weblebrity” with the stroke of a computer key. Meet six folks in the feature documentary “Butterflies” who share the common goal of becoming internet sensations via YouTube.
Each real-life character in the documentary has made a presence online, with thousands of subscribers following their daily lives and video blogs. “Butterflies” is being presented by AOF International Film Festival, which has nominated the film for Best Social Commentary Award 2009. AOF gives independent filmmakers an opportunity to present their work in front of audiences in Pasadena, CA. Ester Brym, producer, director and editor of the documentary, is thrilled to showcase her work at 8:00 p.m., July 27, 2009 at the Regency Academy Theatre, 673 East Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, California.

“This opportunity to showcase YouTube on a big screen for the very first time will go down in history, because right here, right now, the traditional and new media are merging” Brym said. “Each character in the film represents each one of you. The girl next door, the talented musician, the up and coming actress or the regular guy, who always makes you laugh.”


Trailers for the film have begun circulating online and The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) has information listed about the project, characters and production. For more information about Brym and “Butterflies,” visit www.butterfliesthemovie.com or www.youtube.com/butterfliesthemovie.

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Award nominated documentary Butterflies Premieres in LA

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After party to follow the screening! All invited!!!

Butterflies World Premiere July 27th and some Press


Please come to the World Premiere of the first feature film about YouTube, Butterflies.
YouTube on a big screen for the very first time here:
AOF (Action on FIlm) International Film Festival
July 27th, 2009 @ 8PM
Theater 1 at the Regency Academy Theatre
673 East Colorado Blvd
Pasadena, CA
Tickets can be purchased at:
https://www.aoffest.com/store/AOF-2009-c4.htm


The official event invite is on Facebook here:
http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#/event.php?eid=112005473435&ref=mf

Also, Butterflies got some press this week :)
An article about the film and an interview with me came out in the Czech magazine Reflex (the Time magazine of Europe :) )
If you speak Czech or just want to check out the pictures, link is here:
http://www.reflex.cz/Clanek36687.html

Please, go to www.ButterfliesTheMovie.com to see the trailers and sign up for our mailing list.

Thank you for all your support and I hope you can be there.

Love
Ester

Butterflies screening this month!!!!


Butteflies will have its World Premiere much earlier than expected as I was just informed that Action on Film Festival has officially selected it for this years run at the end of July. I will post more info once I have it!!!!
This is great news! Happy 4th of July all and I hope you will make time to come and see the film if you live in the Los Angeles area. The festival takes place in Pasadena.
For more info about this film about YouTube go here:
www.ButterfliesTheMovie.com

Butterflies in Reflex


An interview with the director of Butterflies, Ester Brymova will be in the next issue of Reflex, the equivalent of Time magazine in the Czech Republic. The issue goes on sale Thursday and you can also read the article online at www.reflex.cz.

Also, history of YouTube, and short interviews with some of the characters in the film, like LisaNova, DaveDays, Mr Safety or XgobobeanX are part of the article.

You can see the World Premiere of Butterflies at the NewFilmmakers series in New York City, on September 16th, 2009 at Anthology Film Archives at 7:45PM.

For more info, go here


http://www.butterfliesthemovie.com
http://www.youtube.com/butterfliesthemovie
http://www.myspace.com/reality2008themovie
http://butterfliesthemovie.blogspot.com/

or

Facebook Fan Page at

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Butterflies/94419986966?ref=ts

Butterflies; The Movie About YouTubers

Come and see the future film about YouTubers in NYC on September 16th, 2009. For more info go to http://www.ButterfliesTheMovie.com or visit www.youtube.com/ButterfliesTheMovie.com